Pumpmakers DIY Solar Pump
Dietmar Stuck
The Pumpmakers DIY Solar Pump is an open-source above-ground pump powered by solar panels.
The Pumpmakers DIY Solar Pump is designed to be manufactured on-site using locally available materials following the open-source construction manual. It uses a submersible pump piston that connects to a surface crankshaft that lifts the water to the tower, which also supports four solar panels to power the pump.
Africa, North and Central America, Small Island States, South America, Europe, and Asia. List of countries
PM Pumpmakers GmbH headquartered in Austria, Alpha Group (AG) in Sudan & Ethiopia, Ileys Solar Energy in Somalia, Muqa Solar Company SHPK in Albania & Kosovo, SB TESMA SA in Greece, LNW Ltd. in Tanzania, and many other entrepreneurs, organizations, drilling companies, and NGOs.
$9000-$12000 USD to order the full solar pump system, and it can cost up to 60% less if most parts are procured locally
Conventional foreign-built submersible pumps powered by renewable energy technologies such as wind or solar.
Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation
Water entrepreneurs, water utilities, village water management committees, large-scale farmers